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Ex-'Idol' Contestant Hailed in Homecoming
(AP)
 AP - Former "American Idol" hopeful Kellie Pickler returned home Saturday, riding in a 1968 Ford Mustang during a 20-minute parade and greeting thousands of fans wearing pink, purple, green and yellow Pickler T-shirts.
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Clinton's Prospects Fuel Round of Books
(AP)
 AP - For someone who insists she has no political ambition beyond her re-election campaign this year, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has certainly attracted the attention of a lot of conservative authors offering new books aiming to slow her path to the White House.
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Strange Tales Found in Paris' Louvre
(AP)
 AP - The iron gates creak open in the morning darkness, when the streets are still quiet and birdcalls echo nearby in the Tuileries Gardens. The first of the cleaning crews flash their badges, enter the centuries old building, flick on the lights.
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Singer Black May Have to Relinquish Name
(AP)
AP - Jay Black, lead singer of the 1960s group Jay and the Americans, might have to relinquish his name — and the band's — to help pay off $500,000 in back taxes.
Jackson Angry at GQ for Spoof Photos
(AP)
 AP - A recent GQ article spoofing Michael Jackson has the singer demanding the magazine apologize and pull the issue from circulation.
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Actress Tori Spelling Marries in Fiji
(AP)
 AP - Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott got married Sunday on a private tropical island in Fiji, People magazine reported.
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Ex-'Idol' Contestant Hailed in Homecoming
(AP)
AP - Former "American Idol" hopeful Kellie Pickler returned home Saturday, riding in a 1968 Ford Mustang during a 20-minute parade and greeting thousands of fans wearing pink, purple, green and yellow Pickler T-shirts.
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Actress Tori Spelling Marries in Fiji
(AP)
AP - Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott got married Sunday on a private tropical island in Fiji, People magazine reported.
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Disney completes purchase of Pixar
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Walt Disney Co on Friday completed
its acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. shortly after
Pixar shareholders voted to approve the transaction.
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PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Three Days in May (and one in April)
(Playbill)
Playbill - At this time last year, Broadway critics-their duties having been fulfilled with the filing of their Sweet Charity notices-had settled down to a long summer's nap.
Actress Tori Spelling Marries in Fiji
(AP)
AP - Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott got married Sunday on a private tropical island in Fiji, People magazine reported.
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War films take top honors at Tribeca Festival
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A documentary about the Iraq war and a
film about the lasting impact on soldiers' lives of a conflict
more than 20 years ago won the top awards at the Tribeca Film
Festival in New York on Saturday.
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Country Singer Carrie Underwood Graduates
(AP)
AP - Country singer Carrie Underwood is now a college graduate.
War-Themed Works Win at Tribeca Festival
(AP)
 AP - War-themed works were among the top winners at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
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Iranian films bring comedy, music to NY festival
(Reuters)
Reuters - A witty Iranian film about four men
who try to topple a big rock has audiences wondering about
political allegory and hidden messages at a time of growing
tension between Washington and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
National Gallery Celebrates Sheeler
(AP)
 AP - When Charles Sheeler first stood before a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso, he felt that "an indelible line had been drawn between the past and the future."
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Spider-Man Creator Seeks New Superhero
(AP)
 AP - The creator of Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk is on the hunt for a new superhero, and he plans to find it on reality TV.
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Toy makers bet on blockbuster films for sales
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Dan Brown's blockbuster book "The Da
Vinci Code" has been at or near the top of the bestseller list
for more than three years, and as the movie version gets set to
open the question is whether toys and games tied to the movie
and other much-hyped summer films can garner as much interest.
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Tom, Katie Together Again
(E! Online)
 E! Online - After weeks of solo
promotional globetrotting, Tom Cruise trotted out another surprise at
the Mission: Impossible III premiere in Los Angeles Thursday:
fiancee Katie Holmes.
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Lassie back home with message of love
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Lassie has come home again.
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Ex-'Idol' Contestant Hailed in Homecoming
(AP)
AP - Former "American Idol" hopeful Kellie Pickler returned home Saturday, riding in a 1968 Ford Mustang during a 20-minute parade and greeting thousands of fans wearing pink, purple, green and yellow Pickler T-shirts.
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Singer Black May Have to Relinquish Name
(AP)
AP - Jay Black, lead singer of the 1960s group Jay and the Americans, might have to relinquish his name — and the band's — to help pay off $500,000 in back taxes.
Activist battles for New Orleans musicians' health
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Bethany Bultman got her first taste
of New Orleans music as a child in Mississippi in the early
1960s, drawn by an ironic source to the songs and musicians she
is now trying to nurture through post-hurricane devastation.
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Jackson Angry at GQ for Spoof Photos
(AP)
AP - A recent GQ article spoofing Michael Jackson has the singer demanding the magazine apologize and pull the issue from circulation.
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Harlem Choir Sex Abuse Victim Speaks Out
(AP)
 AP - For years, the boy at the center of the sexual abuse scandal that shook the Boys Choir of Harlem was referred to only as "Student A" or "the choirboy victim."
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Chaka Khan's Son Acquitted in Murder Trial
(AP)
AP - Chaka Khan's son was acquitted of murder Friday in the shooting death of a teenager during a party at her home two years ago.
Littrell goes from Backstreet to faith-based music
(Reuters)
Reuters - When the term "crossover" is used
in conjunction with Christian music, it usually refers to a
Christian act that has won success in the mainstream market,
such as Amy Grant, Switchfoot or MercyMe. With the release of
"Welcome Home" this month, Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell will
make something of a reverse commute as he moves from
multiplatinum pop music success to newcomer in the Christian
field.
Q&A: Roger Waters revisits Pink Floyd's "Dark Side"
(Reuters)
Reuters - On March 17, 1973, a band in musical
transition named Pink Floyd hit the Top 200 chart with the
release of its new album, "Dark Side of the Moon." It entered
the chart at No. 95, the top debut that week. And then a funny
thing happened: It never left.
Rap Mogul Knight Details Business Woes
(AP)
 AP - Rap music mogul Suge Knight testified Friday that his Death Row Records struggled after he was jailed several times and hit with a $107 million judgment in a case by a couple claiming they helped start the label.
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Bon Jovi finds a country "Home," makes chart history
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Bon Jovi has reached No. 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 four times in its hit-studded career. But
recently, it notched a first -- not just for the band, but for
music history. The hit "Who Says You Can't Go Home" made Bon
Jovi the first rock band to land atop Billboard's Hot Country
Songs chart -- a position it now holds for a second week.
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